Supporting-bracket for couch-hammock attachments.



L E.PALMER1 SUPPORTING BRACKET FOR COUCH HAMMOCK ATTACHMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED mmzs. 1912.

1,1 61,408. Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

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ISAAC E. PALMER, 01E MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE I. E. PALMER (10., 0F MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

Application filed March 25, 1912. Serial No. 685,956.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ISAAC E. PALMER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Middletown, in the county of'MiddleseX and State of Connecticut, have invented an Improvement in Supporting-Brackets for Coucl1-Ha1n1nock Attachments, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to supporting brackets for couch hammock back rests, wind shields or like parts.

In order that the principle of the invention may be readily understood, I have disclosed certain embodiments thereof in the accompanying drawings," wherein Figure 1 represents the outer face of a couch hammock suspension end provided with my attachment; Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken through the upper suspension end spreader and representing my attachment applied thereto; and Fig. 3 is a view partially in transverse section and partially in underneath plan of the construction shown in Fig. 2.

My invention relates to supporting brackets for couch hammock attachments such as back rests, wind shields and like parts. Couch hammocks are customarily provided with suspension ends which may be and preferably are in the form of flexible sheets of fabric or other material suitably connected to the couch hammock frame or constituting end portions of a continuous or other strip, receiving or supporting the couch hammock frame and attached thereto or not as desired.

My invention is applicable to the various types of such hammocks, but is peculiarly serviceable in connection with couch hammocks having flexible sheet like suspension ends having transversely extending spreaders at their upper edges.

In my Patent No. 921,623, dated May 11, 1909,I have illustrated a couch hammock having suspension ends provided with upper transversely extending spreaders adapted to receive brackets having hooked ends to take over said spreaders and constituting supporting means for a back rest or wind shield. The hooked ends of said brackets have heretofore been formed of parallel portions to engage opposite faces of the spreader or spreader pocket and the ends of the hooks have in some cases been bent so as to take under the loWer face of the spreader to retain the brackets more effectively in position.

In order to permit the more ready applicatlon of the supporting brackets to a suitable upstanding part or parts such as the suspension ends While providing effective means for securing them in position, I preferably provide the brackets with movable catches, locking pieces or buttons.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3, one of the couch hammock suspension ends is indicated at 1, the upper spreader receiving pockets at 2 and the spreader at 3. One form of bracket is represented in dotted lines at 4: in Fig. 1, wherein the bracket is represented as suspended at both ends. If desired, however, but one end of the bracket may be suspended or attached to the suspension end, and the other end may be if desired supported directly upon the frame, or'in any other suitable manner. Preferably, however, both ends of the bracket are bent into hook form, as illustrated at 5, 5, and upon the lower reduced end 6 thereof, I mount a movable piece or catch here shown as an eccentrically mounted turn button 7, which may be attached by upsetting the end 8 of the hook thereagainst in such manner as to permit the ready turning of the button. The upper end of the pivotal portion of the button preferably takes against the shoulder 9 at the upper end of the reduced portion of the hook.

When the turn button is positioned as represented in Figs. 2 and 3, it takes under and may engage the under face of the spreader or the pocket wherein the spreader is received, thus holding the bracket 4 securely in position. By turning the. button 7 through substantially 180, the ready removal of the bracket from its support is permitted.

Obviously the bracket constructed as described may be used not only to support a back rest or wind shield as described, but it may be employed to support other suitable couch hammock attachments, as, for example, transversely extending head rests such as shown in my Patents Nos. 972,712 and 972,713, dated October 11, 1910.

In Fig. 1, I have illustrated the bracket 4 as formed of wire bent into general V or U form, but it is apparent that any other suitable form or construction of bracket may be provided. Obviously the bracket 4k is capable of transverse adjustment between or with relation to the hammock stringing means.

Having thus described one illustrativeembodiment of my invention, I desire it to be understood that although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.

Claims:

1. A supporting bracket for attaching a back rest, wind shield or'like part to a couch hammock upstanding part, provided with a sustaining portion having a movable locking piece.

2. A supporting bracket for attaching a back rest, wind shield or like part to a couch hammock upstanding part, provided with a hooked sustaining portion having a terminal, movable locking device.

3. A supportingbracket for attaching a back rest or wind shield to a couch hammock suspension end provided with a hooked upper end having a terminal, turn button.

4. A supporting bracket for attaching a back rest or wind shield to a couch hammock suspension end provided with a hooked upper end having an eccentric lock- 1 ing piece.

5. A supporting bracket for attaching a back rest or wind shield to a couch hammock suspension end provided with a hooked upper end having a terminal, ec- 1* centric, turn button.

6. A supporting bracket for attaching a back rest or wind shield to a couch ham mock suspension end, consisting of a bracket bent into general V or U form, and provided with two bent supporting ends, both provided with movable catches.

7 A supporting bracket for attaching a back rest or wind shield to the upper,

spreader end of a couch hammock suspen- I ISAAC E. PALMER.

WVitnesses:

A. I. SMITH, C. M. SAUER.

Co i of thi patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

